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Stoke City v Bournemouth - Big Match Build-up

Stoke coach Kevin Russell made a tactical switch at the break by scrapping his wing back system for a flat back four, but it failed to stem the tide as Derby continued to push for a killer third goal.

Mo Diallo had to be at the races to slide in and deny Jayden Mitchell-Lawson with a brilliant tackle before Jason Knight should have done better with a shot that he fired over Deczki’s bar.

Jordan Greenidge

Stoke had come into the game on the back of a 6-0 demolition of Blackburn Rovers, but the hat-trick hero of that day, Jordan Greenidge, was to be kept quiet by Derby’s well drilled backline.

However, the forward thought he had found a way back into the game for Stoke before his goal was chalked off when the assistant referee adjudged that the ball had gone out of play before finding the back of the net.

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The decisive third for Derby was to come eight minutes from time. Deczki pulled off an incredible double save to deny Fuseine Rashid and Adam Davie, but Stoke’s defence were slow to react and Derby captain Rashid was on hand to nod past the Hungarian goalkeeper.

Stoke will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing result when they travel to Manchester United on November 5.